Hans Gál: Music for Viola, Volume Two
Hans Gál (1890–1987) wrote extensively for the viola, first as a major composer in the German-speaking world in the 1920s and ’30s, and then as a leading cultural figure in post-War Edinburgh, where he had taken refuge after the Nazis seized power in his native Austria. This second volume of his music for viola spans four decades, with four trios from before and after that dislocation, each with its own background, sound-world and personality, although they are unified by Gál’s gift for melody, counterpoint and poised, elegant chamber writing.
Hanna Pakkala, viola
Reijo Tunkkari, violin
Lauri Pulakka, cello
Niamh McKenna, flute
Päivi Severeide, harp
Irina Zahharenkova, piano
Listen To This Recording:
Trio for Violin, Viola & Piano, Op. 97b (7:52)*
- I. Moderato assai (7:53)
- II. Andantino capriccioso (5:16)
- III. Tema con variazioni (5:58)
Serenade for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 41 (24:54)
- I. Capriccioso (9:23)
- II. Cantabile (5:54)
- III. Menuetto (5:30)
- IV. Alla Marcia (4:07)
Divertimento for Flute, Viola and Harp, Op. 80b (15:11)*
- I. Prelude. Moderato (2:26)
- II. Cantabile. Andante (4:02)
- III. Menuetto. Allegro comodo (4:02)
- IV. Rondo. Allegro energico (4:41)
- Impromptu for Viola & Piano (3:54)
Trio for Violin, Viola & Cello, Op. 104 (24:02)
- I. Tranquillo con moto (8:43)
- II. Presto (4:43)
- III. Tema con variazioni (10:36)
*First Recordings
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